Quick-releasing connecter for cotton-bale bands



May 27. 1924. 11,495,898

cz.L FISHER f QUICK RELEASING CONNECTER FQR SUTTON BALB BANDS Filed Aug. :5o. '192:5

gnu- L* Patented May Z7, 19524.

UNITED STATES CARREL FISHER, 0F PASCOLA,1VIISSOURI.

QUICK-RELEASING CONNECTER TQR COTTON-SALE BANDS..

Application tiled August 30, 1923. Serial No. 660,201. i

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that CARREL FISHER, a citi- Zen of the United' States, residing at Pascola. in the county of Pemiscot and State of Missouri, has invented new and useful Improvements in Quick-Releasing Connecters for Cotton-BalerBandS, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention has for its purpose to pro-vide, in a quick releasing connecter for cotton bale bands, a construction which includes a body connected at one end to one end of the band, in conjunction with a lever operatively mounted in therbody and connected to the other end of the band whereby, upon exerting a pull between the lever and the body, the lever may be moved toward the bale whereby a tongue of the lever may be quickly detached from a loop and therebyv release the band.

Another purpose is to provide aconnecter including a slide for holding the lever in such position as to prevent detachment of the loop from the lever.

The invention comprises further features and combinations of parts to be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a view in perspective of a bale of cotton showing binding bands passing about the bale at right angles to each other and showing the connecter applied.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Figure 1, taken longitudinally through the connecter.

`Figure 3 is a sectional view similar to 'Figure 2 but showing the connecter inverted to that in Figure 2 whereby the lever 12 may be moved outwardly from the bale for disconnecting the lug 16 fromV the'loop 17 Figure 4 is a detail perspective View of the body of the connecter looking under the same, showing the lever in a tilted position Vwhereby a loop connected to one end of the band may be released.

Figure 5 is a cross sectional View on line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the connecter which may be constructed of any suitable metal, either sheet or cast. The body is of elongated form, U- shaped in cross section, and one end thereof is provided with extensions 3 having lateral arms 4 eXtendin toward each other. The arms 4 are spaced from the end edge of the top wallof the body, thereby causing to be formed a transverse slot 5. rlf'he arms 4 have their adjacent lends spaced, as shown at 6, whereby a looped' end 7 fof a cotton bale band 8 may be inserted. In fact, the looped end of the band is first angularly disposed,

allowing the band to pass `between the spaced ends of the'arms 4 so that'the fold of the loop may assume a position inthe slot.

with extensions 9' constitutingyears for the reception of a pivot bolt or headedfpin 10 on which the1 ears 11 of a lever 12 are pivotally mounted.. rIhe vbody portionl of the lever, when the vconnecter is in operative position, lies against the under lface of the The other end of the body is provided' top of the body.A The opposite flanges orV lsides of the lbody are providedwith registering elongated slots disposed on slight angles to the top of the body. In other words, the

slots 13 are inclined'in a direction from the pivot of the lever slightly toward the bale, and mounted in the slots is a slide 14 which extends transversely of the body. The endsl the lever is engaged with the under faceof the top of the body of the connecter, the slide assumes a vposition transversely of the end of the lever to prevent the lever from being tilted in a directiontoward the bale. The slide is held frictionally in position due toits contact with the walls of the slots.

The pivoted end of the lever has an eX- tension lug 16 which is disposed ina directionv toward the bale slightly inclined toward the pivot ofthe lever. This lug engages with a metal loop 17 which has arms 18 similar to the arms 4. TheV other end of the cotton bale bandrhas its looped end 19 engaged with the arms' of the metal loop 17, thereby connecting the two ends of the band. VThe looped end 19 of the band may be connected with the arms of the metal loop in the rsame manner as the other looped end of the band connects with the armsf4.

In order to release the band, an instrument may be inserted between the top of the body and the lever, after the slide has been moved in order to release the free end of the lever, and/by applying pressure on the lever, forcing it in the direction of the Y bale, and the saine time prying the body the'connecters isdisposed with the edges'of the lianges of the body of the lconnecter in contact with the bale while theother is dis-Y posedA with Vthe edges'of the flangesfacing outwardly. This arrangement illustrates the fact rthat the Connecter can be Vdisposed either way. lVith the connecter disposed so that the edges of the flanges of the body f of the connecter are adjacent the bale, it is ynecessary to move the lever 12 toward thev b 'ale by inserting an instrument between 'the body of the connecter and the lever in order to'fdisconnect'the lug 161mm the metal loop 17. `When it is desired to detach the band from the connecter wl'iich has the edges of'V its SideiaIigesaCing outwardly, it is necessary to prythe lever 12 in a direction away from Vthe bale, as vshown in Figure 3, to cause the lug 16 'toy disengag'e :from `the loop. 17; Y

Having' set forth the invention`r what Vis claimed'is:` Y f 1. In combination with a cotton bale band having looped ends, of a connecter including a body having'a slot at one end for the reception kof one of the looped'ends. a lever release said means Vwhen the lever is moved o pivotally in a direction toward the bale, and means lcarried by the body` andV lying transversely of the end of the lever to retain it against the under surface of the top wall of the body to maintain a connection between said band ,connecting means andthe lever. Y 2. ln combination with a cotton bale band havingr looped endsgif a connecter including a body having a slot at one end Yforthe reception of one o1 the looped ends. a lever pivoted in the opposite end of the body, means carried by 'the other looilaed end and operatively connected with the pivoted end of the lever whereby the lever. inayqniclly release said means when the-lever is ino-ved pivotally in a direction toward the bale, means ,carried by the body and lying transversely of the end of the lever to retain it against the under siir'iiaceof the top wall'of the body to maintain connection between said band connecting means and theY lever7` said last mentioned lever retaining means comprising opposedV inclined `'slots formed in the sides of the body,and slide Vengaged V in said slots to overlie the lever.

In testimony whereof he a'liXes his signa- 

